Padraic Killeen reviews Epiphany from the Town Hall Theatre, Galway.

By now, you will have seen the photo of the black hole. It may even have a cuddly name at this point: Hell’s Polo Mint, FAI at the Oireachtas, or just Holey. It was the big news of the week.

The move further delays Supermacs' application to have its own Supermacs trademark registered Europe-wide to enable the business expand.

SHARENTING: a term used to describe the overuse of social media by parents to share content based on their children. It is related to the concept of ‘too much information’. There is an ongoing debate as to how parents can balance their right to share with their child’s interest in privacy, writes Lindsay Woods.

Screentime — a phrase that has become laden with all sorts of panic, writes Colm O’Regan.

Spam: the disappointment in your inbox. The notification that turns out to be nothing. It is angrily disposed of.

With many Gooners struggling to come to terms with the seemingly imminent appointment of Arteta as our new manager, the shock announcement of Unai Emery came straight out of left-field.

Smaller companies claim the search tech is actively suppressing possible competition, and there are mounting calls for an antitrust probe, writes Charles Duhigg

Fr Ted writer Arthur Mathews has been going to the Drogs for years. Liam Mackey finds out why. 

Liam Ruiséals: I’m sad it’s going. It was the school books that got me in and then the exam papers. Round about September, the booklets of past Junior Cert and Leaving Cert papers would take over a section in the corner, says Colm O’Regan

Antoine Griezmann has defended himself and apologised after sparking a Twitter backlash by posting a picture of himself on social media in fancy dress as a black basketball player.

There was one place that will resonate with all who forgot they remembered them: The Islets of Langerhans, writes Colm O’Regan

I won’t be alone among my peers in broadcasting, and indeed in the ranks of the many sports stars that he interviewed, in saying that Jimmy Magee moved easily from his status as hero of mine to becoming first a colleague and then a friend whose warmth, kindness, and good humour was as legendary as his memory, writes Tony O’Donoghue.

The real meaning of the word amateur has nothing to do with qualifications or where your income comes from, writes Dick Warner. 

The president has discarded the US’s traditional foreign policy by antagonising allies, cosying up to enemies, and then flip-flopping on a whim, writes John Lloyd.

There’s something you should know, if this thing between us is going to get more serious.

Donegal has topped the National Geographic Traveller’s Cool List for 2017. Conor Power takes a road trip to find out why. 

I am in the Victoria and Albert museum with my brother who is just back from Kabul. 

Unforeseen social events, such as the global economic crisis of 2008, the election of Donald Trump in the US, Brexit in the UK, and fake news have undermined our faith in what is true, but some opinions are better-informed than others, writes Clodagh Finn

A far-right extremist screamed "This is for Britain" when he killed MP Jo Cox in a "cowardly" attack at the height of the EU referendum campaign, a court heard.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today

The 'Ok Google' command is an incredible tool, letting you do pretty much everything with your phone without having to lift a finger.

Once he was on Jim McGuinness’s wedding invite list. Now he’s on Jim’s blacklist. And his own club’s list of suspended members. 

I took the liberty of writing Santa a letter... explaining to him the political scenario here, writes Alison O’Connor

The selling-on of debts is a fact of life when boom meets bust but there should have been robust protection standards in place to safeguard borrowers and tenants, writes Paul Joyce.

USA:  A macaque monkey who took now-famous selfie photographs cannot be declared the copyright owner of the photos, a federal judge said.

I think we have reached Peak Passion. I saw an advertisement this year, for an accounting technicians course which asked the question of those potentially interested: “Are you passionate about accounting? Take your passion one step further with our accounting qualifications.”

Every radio programme has an ‘expert’ giving advice to mums worried about their children, writes Terry Prone

It was a wet day in Croke Park, which is some excuse for the lowest scoring final since 2003. 

Ahead of the resumption of European Championship qualifying with the game against Gibraltar in Faro on Friday, the Irish team will get its first taste of its new training base when they commence preparations at Abbotstown on Monday morning.

Certain things tend to run in families — particularly names. Williams Rossa Cole is a great grandson of O’Donovan Rossa. His brother is Ross Williams Cole, and their father was William Rossa Cole. The brothers have four children between them — all have a Rossa in their name.